§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the average daily number of patients, since 1 January, who have had hospital treatment cancelled on the advice of the chief ambulance officer of the London ambulance service, or his divisional ambulance officers, because of the non-availability of ambulances;
(2) how many patients had hospital treatment cancelled on Monday 10 February because of the non-availability of ambulances;
(3) what is the impact on the provision of ambulance services in London for patients requiring urgent treatment of the provision of ambulances for patients receiving non-emergency treatment at day hospitals; and what relative priorities are accorded to these two categories of ambulance journey.
§ Mr. WhitneyI am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member the information he seeks as it is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the South-West Thames regional health authority, which manages the London Ambulance Service on behalf of the Thames regions, for this information.